Transform Your Audience with John Register: Inspirational Speaker, Trainer, and Coach
John Register
Certified Speaking Professional™ | CSP®
John Register is a two-time Paralympian, a Paralympic Games Silver Medalist, a Persian Gulf War veteran, and a TEDx motivational speaker who inspires people to live healthier, wealthier, more fulfilling, passionate, and purposeful life. Born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, John is a true survivor who has overcome countless challenges to achieve great success. Despite losing his left leg after a misstep over a hurdle during his training for the 1996 Olympic Games, John never lost his fighting spirit. He learned how to “amputate his fear of disability” and became a world-renowned motivational speaker, sharing his powerful message of perseverance, determination, and resilience with audiences worldwide.
John is a four-time All-American graduate of the University of Arkansas and served six years in the U.S. Army, including active duty with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He has won numerous awards and accolades, including nine gold medals in the Armed Services Competition and two World Military Championships.
After his injury, John started swimming to aid in his recovery, made the U.S. Paralympic Team in 1996, and four years later went on to win a silver medal in the long jump setting an American record and finishing fifth in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the U.S. Paralympic Games in Sydney.
John’s keynote speech, “Transform Adversity Into Advantage: How to Conquer Life’s Hurdles,” is a powerful message that connects deeply with audiences of all backgrounds and industries. He provides practical strategies, and tools attendees can use to overcome obstacles and succeed.
His unique perspective as an athlete with a disability and motivational speaker sets him apart from other speakers. His partial client list includes some of the biggest names in business, including Southwest Airlines, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Frito Lay, NASA, US Bank, Gilead Sciences, Infiniti, New York Life, Trane Technologies, and Lexus.
He also is unique in that he is one of only a few inspirational leadership speakers who developed a Trademarked contextual model to Transform Adversity into Advantage: Five Steps to Conquer Life’s Hurdles.
In his bestselling eBook, “10 Stories to Impact Any Leader: Journal Your Way to Leadership Success“ (available on Amazon), John shares his journey of overcoming adversity and how he has used that experience to help others achieve their goals. He teaches others how to “amputate their fear and embrace their new normal” as they discover “stories within themselves” and find that “it is the personal stories that inspire teams more profoundly with greater impact.”
John is a true inspiration, and his powerful message of perseverance and resilience is precisely what people need to hear in today’s world. He resides in Colorado Springs with his wife, Alice, and is a meeting professional’s dream speaker. Book John Register today and watch your clients create a new vision and become empowered to overcome obstacles and succeed.
Join John on the path to Freedom!
John Register has worked in 16 countries, and had over 125 speaking events last year.
Certifications & Associations: Certified Virtual Presenter, Certified Speaking Professional, TEDx, National Speaking Association, Toastmasters, International Federation for Professional Speakers, eSpeakers Pro.
Buy John's Book
John leads you to “amputate your fear” and “journal your way” to better leadership through impactful stories.
Listen to John's Podcast
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All around standing ovation for John Register!" BOOKING! "Once we confirmed that John was speaking at the event for our employee resource group, he immediately began to take action to prepare. It was clear that he had a solid approach to handling engagements with customers based on standard offerings like a pre-video and a pre-meeting with key stakeholders. NOT LIKE OTHER SPEAKERS WE"VE HAD! John was very engaging right from the start and expressed interest in our corporate culture so that he could align the presentation with terminology that would resonate with our employees. DURING THE PRESENTATION While delivering his presentation, the audience was taken in by his flair for storytelling and interactive engagement. Afterwards, many audience members expressed interest in wanting to hear more from John. And, yes! Our employees and leadership honored John with a standing ovation! POST EVENT FOLLOW UP After the event, John continued to stay engaged and offered a post-video along with personalized notes of thanks. Overall the experience working with John was very positive and I highly recommend him as a keynote speaker."
Insightful, dynamic & thought-provoking… John Register spoke at our Extended Leadership Meeting and as he engaged the audience with humor and enthusiasm, the atmosphere shifted from business as normal to a "new normal". He empowered us to aim high, change our mental model and be in charge of our leadership development. With the challenges that accompanied the loss of his leg, John illustrated how we can make a difference in the world by transforming our thinking to be better. Our audience loved him!"
"John: the views you shared with all of the U.S. Ambassadors' on being a "Champion of Diplomacy" was a special highlight of the Chiefs of Missions Conference. Your remarks on how to overcome adversity and strive for excellence are the very essence of what the Professional Ethos statement at the U.S. State Department demands of each of our U.S. Ambassadors."
A virtual standing ovation for John Register If you desire an entertaining, relevant, and dynamic storyteller who presents really well on the virtual platform, then I highly recommend John Register who delivered an engaging, laughter-filled presentation as part of our 1st 2020 diversity, equity, and inclusion training. Using the platform "bluejeans" John quickly adapted and worked through the challenges of engaging an online audience. One of our participants enjoyed the session so much she attend both training sessions. John Register was everything we asked for and more!
I have seen my share of motivational speeches in corporate America over the last 20 years. None was so moving and humbling as was John's message of overcoming adversity and capitalizing on the "New Normal." For our corporate message he taught that everything we do is tying and linking to a vision of where the company is going, and those are our "New Normals" that we are after. I highly recommend John for your organization's motivational and event speaker needs!